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If it's up to me, I prefer Thurman's "celebration" -- hand the ball to the ref like "yo, what's up dude, it's just me again." But people celebrate in different ways. I don't much care for Willis' horse-riding antics, and I have to admit I cringed when Biscuit or Bruce did their sack dances, but hey, that's them. As long as it doesn't draw a taunting penalty by being directed at an opposing player, let them do what they want. I have a lot less respect for the Alvin Harper types who celebrate a mundane catch at the 45-yard-line as if they just scored the game-winning TD, though.

Ding ding ding we have a winner. This covering of a$ses by Kraft and Belichick is ridiculous. They could have put him on IR, didn't, and now they're trying to wash their hands of any responsibility in Bruschi's decision to come back. He needs to take a good long look at his two boys and ask himself if it's really worth it.

I'm not saying Ted's necessarily at fault here but wasn't it a defensive player who rented those boats? Tice is ultimately responsible but the other coaches can't get a free pass on this if he's canned.

Well, if you're convicted of a violent crime, you can't profit from your crime -- all the monies must be handed over to the state. It's called the "Son of Sam Law," and was first passed in NYS when David Berkowitz tried to profit from the sale of his book rights. Most states have a variation of this law. Now OJ, as we should all know by now, wasn't convicted. He may have to give up his profits in order to satisfy the terms of the civil judgment against him, but that's a different matter.

This is, of course, closely related to Doug Flutie Syndrome, wherein the player says "I threw a touchdown pass" but "we fumbled."

I used to be exactly like that, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't happier today than I would have been if our boys had lost yesterday. But I think as you age and other things become important in your life (like kids), it's easier to not let it affect you so much. My kids don't give a rat's ass (yet ) whether the Bills won or lost, so when I come home after a loss they always put a smile right back on my face.

hmm... technically if the season ended today, new england wouldn't make the playoffs.

true dan, but good lord this thread is a hysterical read.

I was there too and it's the only time I've ever seriously thought a player was dead on the field.

Torn labrum in his shoulder. I would have put money on a hangnail or a bunion to put him out for the year.

I didn't see his post until after I posted. No, it couldn't have been him. I didn't have to pay for my forged notes!

Senior in high school, blew off the last class of the day to go to opening day at Silver Stadium. Back in school the next day, teacher asks me where's my excuse. I told him I went to the game. I figured since he was a big baseball fan he'd let it go. He didn't. Said "I'm gonna have to report you." I said fine. I go down to the vice principal's office. He asked me what happened. I said I went to the game because it was opening day and I don't miss opening day. He goes, "You realize I have to give you ten periods of restricted study hall for that." I go, "Yep." He looks at me. "Well. I guess you're just going to have to ask yourself if it was worth it to skip school to go to the game." I look at him. "Oh yes, sir. It was." He looks at me for a long while as if I'd just taken a big stojan on his desk. Finally, he says, "That will be all." In the end I had a friend forge excuse notes to get me out of about eight of the ten periods of study hall.

I think you're talking about this rule (17(b)). Also rule 51(d): [emphases added] So it seems like penalty shots can only be imposed (and, moreover, must be imposed) in 5-on-3 situations when the penalty is for too many men or for dislodging the goal post. Not for any other penalties, like hooking etc. There doesn't seem to be any mention of awarding penalty shots for "making a mockery of the game." Perhaps that's in one of those Double Secret Memos, you know, from the same file whence came the league's justification of Brett Hull's "goal."

I'll tell you what I miss: Hockey Hotline on NSA. WROC-950 doesn't air the postgame show after Sabres games.

And if Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Outstanding Navin Johnson reference.

I have a better stat... 4-1 in five games. The PP will come around.

For my money it's the Michal Grosek to the Blackhawks for Doug Gilmour and JP Dumont deal that still makes me laugh. Friggin GROSEK and we get Killer and Dumont? Granted, I'm still mad at Killer for not catching up to Kasparaitis, but Dumont has more than tilted that deal in our favor many times over.

Boomer ain't been right in the head ever since Bruce got to him.

Oh my. The other 19 images aren't bad either.

This quote from the site pretty much tells you what people really use it for, though:

I come to this subforum seeking the BOTD. Where is it?

Archie Manning made the Pro Football HOF? Peyton will get in, SB ring or no, but it's a bit early to put him in the Marino/Fouts/Kelly "no-ring" category. And the calling his own plays, IMHO, wasn't as important to Jimbo's election as were the four AFC championships, the five title games in six years, and making the playoffs eight of his last nine years after joining a team that went 2-14 in each of the two seasons before he arrived. Nor was it as important as the fact he made Marino's teams his personal B word for a decade and, in three consecutive AFC title games, beat Elway, Marino and Montana.

Good thing the Yankees aren't in the ALCS or the games might be rained out.

I'm with Darin. My wife loves hockey. Not enough to follow it, but she will watch with me on TV and she especially likes going to games. I took her to her first Sabres game back in '97 or so against the Habs and after Quintal elbowed Audette with a minute left in a 6-1 Sabres win, the crowd started chanting "We Want Ray." Razor came out and skated a couple of circles around Brad Brown; then, when the puck came down, they squared off and Razor hit him twice and just dropped him. Wife was hooked after that. Out of all the sports, it's easiest to get my wife to go with me to a hockey game.